The '''Tailed Beast Ball''' is the ultimate technique of a [[tailed beast]]. To form the attack, they gather both {{translation|positive black chakra|+の黒チャクラ|purasu no kuro chakura}}, and {{translation|negative white chakra|−の白チャクラ|mainasu no shiro chakura}}, [[Shape Transformation|shape]] it into a sphere, and then compress it inside their mouth. The black and white chakra needs to be balanced at an 8:2 ratio respectively or it will backfire.<ref name="ch519">''Naruto'' chapter 519, pages 16-17</ref> The ball can be fired differently, either in sphere form, which can be detonated for a wave explosion or launched to form a dome-shaped blast which flattens and erases everything around it, or as a concentrated beam of energy which gives it explosive penetrative power. A Tailed Beast Ball is incredibly dense, as when [[Naruto Uzumaki]] in his [[Version 2|four-tailed form]] created one, the ground around him sunk beneath his weight after he swallowed it.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 295, pages 4-5</ref> When used in close proximity to other tailed beasts performing the technique, the Tailed Beast Balls can be combined, vastly increasing the attack's destructive power and size.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 571, pages 11-12</ref>

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The '''Tailed Beast Ball''' is the ultimate technique of a [[tailed beast]] and its [[jinchūriki]].

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Thepowerof the attack is relative to the power of the user. The technique fired from a four-tailed Naruto broke through [[Summoning: Triple Rashōmon|three Rashōmon gates]] without losing its momentum.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 295, pages 6-11</ref> A fully charged Tailed Beast Ball from Gyūki can fill an entire valley with the explosion as well as plough through a [[Thirty-Six Layer Self-Repairing Barrier|multiple layered barrier]],<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 414, pages 6-9</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 536, page 8</ref> while Kurama's own can create an explosion that is far larger than the [[Hokage Monument]] and the mountains around it,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 502, pages 7-8</ref> as well as equal that of a combined ball of five tailed beasts.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 571, page 12</ref> Individual Tailed Beast Balls from [[Matatabi]], [[Isobu]], [[Kokuō]], [[Saiken]], and [[Chōmei]] seem to be on the same level of destructive power since they all easily vaporised large mountains after Naruto deflected them with his speed.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 571, page 3</ref> When used by the [[Ten-Tails]] in its mature form, the Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball took on a conical shape,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 613, pages 8-9</ref> and upon impact was able to destroy an entire village some distance away, as well as destroy entire mountain ranges and the explosion could be seen from extremely far away.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 613, pages 10-12</ref>

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==Usage==

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To form the attack, the user must gather both {{translation|positive black [[chakra]]|+の黒チャクラ|purasu no kuro chakura}}, and {{translation|negative white chakra|−の白チャクラ|mainasu no shiro chakura}}, then [[Shape Transformation|shape]] it into a sphere. The black and white chakra needs to be balanced at an 8:2 ratio respectively or it will backfire.<ref name="ch519">Chapter 519, pages 16-17</ref> The ball can be fired differently, either in sphere form, which can be detonated for a wave explosion or launched to form a dome-shaped blast which flattens and erases everything around it, or as a concentrated beam of energy which gives it explosive penetrative power. A Tailed Beast Ball is incredibly dense, as when [[Naruto Uzumaki]] in his [[Version 2|four-tailed form]] created one, the ground around him sunk beneath his weight after he swallowed it.<ref>Chapter 295, pages 4-5</ref> When used in close proximity to other tailed beasts performing the technique, the Tailed Beast Balls can be combined, vastly increasing the attack's destructive power and size.<ref>Chapter 571, pages 11-12</ref> Despite its density, the Tailed Beast Ball is extremely fast when launched, able to cross an entire sea in a few seconds despite its trajectory being altered by [[Summoning: Quintuple Rashōmon]] when used by [[Kurama]] or when the [[Ten-Tails]] uses it on the entire continent in minutes.<ref>Chapter 621, page 2-8</ref><ref>Chapter 613, pages 11-15</ref>

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The tailedbeasts'[[jinchūriki]] can alsousethisability,thoughtheyneedtobeintheirfulltailedbeastforms.<ref>''Naruto''chapter 519, page 9</ref> Shouldthejinchūrikilosecontroloftheirtailedbeasts,theycanperformthistechniquedespitenotbeingfullytransformed,asseenwhenNarutoused it inhisVersion2form.Thoughin the Version2state,theTailedBeastBallissubstantiallyweakerthanwhenusedbythefullbeast,asshownbyKillerB's and [[Fukai]]'susagewhen the latterwasbroughtbackby[[Summoning:ImpureWorldReincarnation]]<ref>''Naruto:Shippūden''episode318</ref>or Naruto'susagewhenhe was in his Version2state.

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The powerofthe attack is relative to the power of the user. A fully charged Tailed Beast Ball from Gyūki can fillanentirevalleywiththeexplosionaswellasploughthrougha[[Self-RepairingBarrier|multiple layered barrier]].<ref>Chapter414, pages6-9</ref><ref>Chapter536,page8</ref>Kurama'sownTailedBeastBallcancreateanexplosionthatisfarlargerthanthe[[HokageMonument]]andthemountainsaround it,<ref>Chapter502,pages7-8</ref>aswellasequal the sizeandpowerofacombinedballformedbyfiveothertailedbeasts.<ref>Chapter571,page12</ref>IndividualTailedBeastBallsfrom[[Matatabi]], [[Isobu]], [[Kokuō]], [[Saiken]], and [[Chōmei]] seemto be on the samelevelofdestructivepowersincetheyalleasilyvaporisedlargemountainsafter Naruto deflectedthemwith his speedandstrength.<ref>Chapter 571, page 3</ref>

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Kurama's proficiency and power with the Tailed Beast Ball allowed it to 'supercharge' it, making one several times its own size, even when Naruto took most of his power away. It is the only tailed beast besides the Ten-Tails who can accomplish this feat on its own, and later taught Naruto this skill to use in his Tailed Beast Mode.<ref>Chapter 499</ref><ref>Chapter 630</ref> When used by the [[Ten-Tails]] in its mature form, its Tailed Beast Ball took on a conical shape.<ref>Chapter 613, pages 8-9</ref> Upon impact, it was able to destroy an entire city and mountain ranges some distance away and create massive tidal waves when impacting the ocean, and the explosions could be seen from extremely far away.<ref>Chapter 613, pages 10-12</ref>

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=== Jinchūriki Usage ===

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The tailed beasts' [[jinchūriki]] can also use this ability, though they need to be in their full tailed beast forms.<ref>Chapter 519, page 9</ref> Should the jinchūriki lose control of their tailed beasts, they can perform this technique despite not being fully transformed, as seen when Naruto used it in his Version 2 form. Though in the Version 2 state, the Tailed Beast Ball is substantially weaker than when used by the full beast, as shown by Killer B's and [[Blue B]]'s usage when the latter was brought back by [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation]] in the anime <ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 318</ref> or Naruto's usage when he was in his Version 2 state.<ref>Chapter 295, pages 6-11</ref>

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When used by Naruto while in the human form of his [[Nine-Tails Chakra Mode|Tailed Beast Mode]], Naruto holds his hands out to form the ball with or without [[Kurama]] being fully manifested.<ref>Chapter 571, page 13</ref><ref>Chapter 598, page 10</ref> Like Kurama, he can also create a 'supercharged' Tailed Beast Ball as strong as a collaborated one from five Tailed Beasts with ease and swiftness.<ref>Chapter 572, page 1-3</ref> Even when Kurama is partially manifested, Naruto can create a Tailed Beast Ball the size of [[Gyūki]] extremely quickly.<ref>Chapter 598, page 12</ref> After Kurama permits Naruto to use [[Sage Mode]] while in Tailed Beast Mode, Naruto learns to infuse [[natural energy]] with the Tailed Beast Ball, making it effective and strong enough to damage [[Obito Uchiha]]'s [[Truth-Seeking Balls]].<ref>Chapter 645, page 12</ref><ref>Chapter 649, pages 4-5</ref> [[Minato Namikaze]] can also perform the Tailed Beast Ball while fully transformed.<ref>Chapter 645, page 12</ref>

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Obito's use of the Tailed Beast Ball is rather unique as well. He can create a [[Wood Release: Flowering Tree|tree]] which forms the Tailed Beast Balls all at once from four different directions.<ref>Chapter 643, page 7</ref>

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=== Senjutsu Influence ===

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Utilisation of [[senjutsu]] chakra has been shown to drastically improve the Tailed Beast Ball. Naruto first created this in his [[Nine-Tails_Chakra_Mode#Sage_Mode_Enhancement|Tailed Beast Sage Mode]] in the battle against Obito,<ref>Chapter 645, page 10</ref> and again while using his [[Six Paths Sage Mode]] in his clash with [[Sasuke]].<ref>Chapter 695, page 13</ref> When enhanced by Naruto's [[Sage Mode]], [[Kurama]]'s Tailed Beast Balls proved strong enough to launch the [[Statue of the Ōtsutsuki Clan]] through the moon and into orbit with a single blast.<ref>''The Last: Naruto the Movie''</ref>

* According to Gyūki, using this technique feels very much like throwing up.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 519, page 12</ref>

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* According to Gyūki, using this technique feels very much like vomiting.<ref>Chapter 519, page 12</ref>

* Shukaku uses [[Wind Release: Drilling Air Bullet]], a technique of compressed air mixed with chakra from its gut instead of drawing together raw chakra, similar to the Tailed Beast Ball. However, Killer B implied that all tailed beasts can do the Tailed Beast Ball, and Shukaku simply wasn't out long enough to perform the attack when it fought against Naruto and [[Gamabunta]]. In ''[[Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2]]'', Gaara is able to form Shukaku's head out of the sand, which gathers enough chakra to create the Tailed Beast Ball.

* Shukaku uses [[Wind Release: Drilling Air Bullet]], a technique of compressed air mixed with chakra from its gut instead of drawing together raw chakra, similar to the Tailed Beast Ball. However, Killer B implied that all tailed beasts can do the Tailed Beast Ball, and Shukaku simply wasn't out long enough to perform the attack when it fought against Naruto and [[Gamabunta]]. In ''[[Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2]]'', Gaara is able to form Shukaku's head out of the sand, which gathers enough chakra to create the Tailed Beast Ball.

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* [[Minato Namikaze]] based the [[Rasengan]] off of the Tailed Beast Ball. Killer B observes that the process for forming a Rasengan is exactly the same as forming a Tailed Beast Ball. However, the addition of [[Chakra#Chakra Control|chakra rotation]] is necessary to control the Ball without being in tailed beast form.<ref name="ch519"/>

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* [[Minato Namikaze]] based the [[Rasengan]] off of the Tailed Beast Ball. Killer B observes that the process for forming a Rasengan is exactly the same as forming a Tailed Beast Ball. However, the addition of [[Chakra#Chakra Control|chakra rotation]] is necessary to control the Ball without being in tailed beast form.<ref name="ch519"/>

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* In ''NarutoShippūden:UltimateNinjaStorm2'',Gyūkiperformsa[[LightHack|lightning-elementversion]] of this technique.

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* In the anime, [[Sora]], who has some of Kurama'schakrasealedinhim,used a weaker Tailed Beast Ball.<ref>''Naruto:Shippūden''episode71</ref>However,hewas not in control of himself when he used the technique.

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* In ''[[Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations]]'', the character [[Tobi|Masked Man]]'s [[Summoning: Nine-Tails|ultimate technique]] consists of summoning a [[Sharingan|controlled]] [[Nine-Tails]], who launches a Tailed Beast Ball against the opponent.

* In ''[[Naruto Shippūden: Kizuna Drive]]'', a beast known as the [[Three-Headed Guardian Beast|Three-Heads]] is shown using a technique similar to a Tailed Beast Ball. However, it isn't shown forming a chakra ball and only the beam is seen.

* In ''[[Naruto Shippūden: Kizuna Drive]]'', a beast known as the [[Three-Headed Guardian Beast|Three-Heads]] is shown using a technique similar to a Tailed Beast Ball. However, it isn't shown forming a chakra ball and only the beam is seen.

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* In the anime, [[Sora]],whohassomeofKurama'schakrasealedinhim,used a weaker Tailed Beast Ball.<ref>''Naruto:Shippūden''episode71</ref>Sincehewasn'tin control of himself performing the technique, he is not listed as a user.

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To form the attack, the user must gather both positive black chakra (+の黒チャクラ, purasu no kuro chakura), and negative white chakra (−の白チャクラ, mainasu no shiro chakura), then shape it into a sphere. The black and white chakra needs to be balanced at an 8:2 ratio respectively or it will backfire.[2] The ball can be fired differently, either in sphere form, which can be detonated for a wave explosion or launched to form a dome-shaped blast which flattens and erases everything around it, or as a concentrated beam of energy which gives it explosive penetrative power. A Tailed Beast Ball is incredibly dense, as when Naruto Uzumaki in his four-tailed form created one, the ground around him sunk beneath his weight after he swallowed it.[3] When used in close proximity to other tailed beasts performing the technique, the Tailed Beast Balls can be combined, vastly increasing the attack's destructive power and size.[4] Despite its density, the Tailed Beast Ball is extremely fast when launched, able to cross an entire sea in a few seconds despite its trajectory being altered by Summoning: Quintuple Rashōmon when used by Kurama or when the Ten-Tails uses it on the entire continent in minutes.[5][6]

The power of the attack is relative to the power of the user. A fully charged Tailed Beast Ball from Gyūki can fill an entire valley with the explosion as well as plough through a multiple layered barrier.[7][8] Kurama's own Tailed Beast Ball can create an explosion that is far larger than the Hokage Monument and the mountains around it,[9] as well as equal the size and power of a combined ball formed by five other tailed beasts.[10] Individual Tailed Beast Balls from Matatabi, Isobu, Kokuō, Saiken, and Chōmei seem to be on the same level of destructive power since they all easily vaporised large mountains after Naruto deflected them with his speed and strength.[11]

Kurama's proficiency and power with the Tailed Beast Ball allowed it to 'supercharge' it, making one several times its own size, even when Naruto took most of his power away. It is the only tailed beast besides the Ten-Tails who can accomplish this feat on its own, and later taught Naruto this skill to use in his Tailed Beast Mode.[12][13] When used by the Ten-Tails in its mature form, its Tailed Beast Ball took on a conical shape.[14] Upon impact, it was able to destroy an entire city and mountain ranges some distance away and create massive tidal waves when impacting the ocean, and the explosions could be seen from extremely far away.[15]

The tailed beasts' jinchūriki can also use this ability, though they need to be in their full tailed beast forms.[16] Should the jinchūriki lose control of their tailed beasts, they can perform this technique despite not being fully transformed, as seen when Naruto used it in his Version 2 form. Though in the Version 2 state, the Tailed Beast Ball is substantially weaker than when used by the full beast, as shown by Killer B's and Blue B's usage when the latter was brought back by Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation in the anime [17] or Naruto's usage when he was in his Version 2 state.[18]

When used by Naruto while in the human form of his Tailed Beast Mode, Naruto holds his hands out to form the ball with or without Kurama being fully manifested.[19][20] Like Kurama, he can also create a 'supercharged' Tailed Beast Ball as strong as a collaborated one from five Tailed Beasts with ease and swiftness.[21] Even when Kurama is partially manifested, Naruto can create a Tailed Beast Ball the size of Gyūki extremely quickly.[22] After Kurama permits Naruto to use Sage Mode while in Tailed Beast Mode, Naruto learns to infuse natural energy with the Tailed Beast Ball, making it effective and strong enough to damage Obito Uchiha's Truth-Seeking Balls.[23][24]Minato Namikaze can also perform the Tailed Beast Ball while fully transformed.[25]

Obito's use of the Tailed Beast Ball is rather unique as well. He can create a tree which forms the Tailed Beast Balls all at once from four different directions.[26]

According to Gyūki, using this technique feels very much like vomiting.[30]

Shukaku uses Wind Release: Drilling Air Bullet, a technique of compressed air mixed with chakra from its gut instead of drawing together raw chakra, similar to the Tailed Beast Ball. However, Killer B implied that all tailed beasts can do the Tailed Beast Ball, and Shukaku simply wasn't out long enough to perform the attack when it fought against Naruto and Gamabunta. In Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2, Gaara is able to form Shukaku's head out of the sand, which gathers enough chakra to create the Tailed Beast Ball.

Minato Namikaze based the Rasengan off of the Tailed Beast Ball. Killer B observes that the process for forming a Rasengan is exactly the same as forming a Tailed Beast Ball. However, the addition of chakra rotation is necessary to control the Ball without being in tailed beast form.[2]

In the anime, Sora, who has some of Kurama's chakra sealed in him, used a weaker Tailed Beast Ball.[31] However, he was not in control of himself when he used the technique.